Android 7 Nougat is on a quarter of all Android devices and is still growing as manufacturers roll it out to older devices. Find out if and when your device is getting the Android Nougat update here in this article, and what the alternative is if your favorite phone won't be getting any more updates.
Steve Yegge, a blogger and programmer who recently quit his job at Google, recently made some waves with a blog post criticizing Google as an 'arrogant' company that can no longer innovate. He raises some good points — has Google lost its way because it's more focused on the competition than customers?
The Rootless Pixel Launcher 3.0 is here, with some awesome new features that make it a huge improvement on the Pixel 2 launcher. With icon pack support, access to the Google now panel and much more,
Machine learning is spreading in many forms all around, and smartphones are an elementary building block. Special chips such as NPUs are everywhere. What are the advantages of machine learning in everyday life? And who needs an NPU? We have the answers.
With the update to Android 8.1 Oreo, Google is introducing a new feature that shows the speed of Wi-Fi networks before connecting. This information can prove extremely helpful when seeking out public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Google continues its mission to optimize devices with low RAM. This time with the rollout of the light version of Gboard, the virtual keyboard to add to the lineup of app's available in 'go' version - Google Maps Go, YouTube Go and more.
There are many reasons why users may want to use the incognito mode on the Chrome browser, but did you know that it is not as private as you might think? Turns out, Chrome on mobile actually keeps a record of incognito mode activity and even stores the videos that you watched 'in private'.
Almost unnoticed, Google merges with Redux a small company in the United Kingdom, which has several technologies to make the smartphone speakers disappear. Is this the first indication of a feature for the Google Pixel 3? It is not that unlikely.
At the CES 2018, four manufacturers presented smart display devices with the Google Assistant which compete directly with Amazon's Echo Show. The trend towards the screen shows that voice control alone is a little overwhelmed here and there.
Learn how to test the newest versions of Android on your favorite brands smartphone. We'll walk you through how to do this for Android, Motorola, Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Asus and others.
The year 2017 was marked by many technological, social and financial changes. Not least in the world of mobile and consumer tech. Here are the most important ones to keep in mind as we head into 2018.
The year 2017 was marked by several key dates that had significant impact on the world of consumer electronics and smartphones in particular. We take another look over the most important events of the year in our summary.
2017 brought many developments to the smartphone market, some which we fell in love with, and others that might prove just passing trends. Here's our run down
Google offers so many services to collect your information that you certainly don't all know all of them. In fact, despite its great success the company has a few flops under its belt. But some of these lesser known services are pretty good. Here are 5 that you might like to actually use.
As Android fans, we can lose our patience with newcomers or iOS users that struggle with the platform. But let's try and be objective. Why do some people find Android such an intimidating system?
Today, smartphone cameras can do a lot. Is it time to ditch DSLR? Not so fast, because the cameras have long since found their niche. We take a look at the current state of mobile photography, and it's clear that the battle is over.
In a 3-2 vote on December 14, the Federal Communications Commission approved a measure to roll back the strict net neutrality rules enacted two years ago. Internet providers are now free to throttle and restrict traffic, as well as charge extra for fast lane access. What now?
Which smartphone has the best camera? In our blind test, we compared shots taken by seven of the current high-end smartphones. Here are the results.
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